An estimated 100,000 people turned out to see the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they sat in an open-top Ascot Landau for a carriage procession through Windsor.

The Queen’s grandson and the American former actress were watched by a global television audience of millions. A Twitter storm was set off when the bride turned to her husband and seemingly laughed “Oh f***!” and put her hand over her chest as the horse-drawn carriage pulled away from the crowds and into the gated grounds of Windsor Castle.

Surrounded by hundreds of cream and white roses and peonies entwined with green foliage around the West Door, the couple emerged from the chapel as husband and wife and stopped and kissed to the delight of cheering onlookers.

As they paused on the steps, a smiling Meghan looked up at her new husband and asked: “Do we kiss?”

Her five-metre long delicate silk tulle veil, embroidered along the edge with flowers from all 53 Commonwealth nations, was carried at the end by two pageboys as she made her way up the aisle, over the black and white chequed stone floor of the church.

Meghan later changed into a second dress - a glamorous, sleek, lily white halter neck silk crepe gown by Stella McCartney for a private black tie evening do at Frogmore House.

Harry drove his new bride from the castle to the reception, hosted by the Prince of Wales, in a silver blue, open top classic Jaguar E-Type.

In a nod to the date of their nuptials, the car number plate was “E190518”.

Some 600 guests including the Queen and more than 30 royals joined the couple in the chapel, along with celebrities such as US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey, tennis champion Serena Williams, actor George Clooney and his barrister wife Amal Clooney, Sir Elton John, David and Victoria Beckham and actor Idris Elba.

Sir Elton, who sang at the funeral service for Harry’s mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, performed at a lunchtime reception afterwards.

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